Simplified equation for resting energy expenditure in a population of elderly chileans compared to indirect calorimetry

The need to accurately calculate the resting energy expenditure (REE) of a patient whose health is compromised and may be further impaired by a deficiency or overfeeding is essential; but in elderly, even if they have an adequate health state, is a risk group where the need to calculate REE as close...

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Main Authors: Orietta Segura-Badilla, Ashuin Kammar-García, Obdulia Vera-López, Patricia Aguilar-Alonso, Martin Lazcano-Hernández, Raúl Avila-Sosa, Addí Rhode Navarro-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:NFS Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352364618300282